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S. L. ALiEN, DECD. s. H., c. J.. E. R. AND s. s. ALLEN ANDE. A. ELFRETH. exzcurons.

SEED sowme DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29. I916.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

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APPLICAUBH FILED mm. 29, 1910. 1,330,367, Patented Feb.10.1920.

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provide means SAMUEL L. ALLEN, 0F MOORESTOWN. NE

ALLEN, ELIZABETH R. ALLEN, SUSA w JERSEY; SARAH H. ALLEN, cmuuai-s J. N J. ALLEN. AM) EMILY ALLEN ELFRETH EXECUTORS OF SAID SAMUEL L. ALLEN. DECEASED.

SEED-SOWING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

Application filed March 29, 1916. Serial No. 87.385.

To all whom it may concern Be. it known that I, SAMUEL L. Annex, a citizen of the United States, residing at Moorestown. in the county of Burlington and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Impro'vements in Seed- Sowing Devices, whereof the following is a specification, reference being had to the accom )anying drawings.

it y invention relates particularly to that class of seed sowing devices that are automatically actuated by the rotation of the carrying wheel, and is directed especially to 'the mechanism for efl'ecting the discharge. of the seed.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide a seed sowin device which combines simplicity and (inability with ciiicieney in the free. and uniform distribution of seeds. 7

Other objects of my invention are to provide a seed sowing devicewhich may be. readily and conveniently adapted to sqw different kinds and sizes of seeds. and to actuated by the operating handles to close the outlet ,through which the seed are discharged.

'Iy invention further eomprehends a seed sowing device having means for agitating the seed in the container or hopper. and haw ing a carrier wheel provided with an undulated surface arranged to cfl'cct the a tuation of said agitating means.

Specifically stated the form of my invention as hereinafter described comprises a hopper having an discharge outlet. :1 wheel carrying said hopper and having a laterally undulatcd rim flange. a pivoted agitating plate ha ving one end arranged to ride upon said undulatcd flange. and the other end bifurcated and arranged to oscillate across said outlet. :1 pivoted lever carrying a coverer blade, and havin a plate arranged to close said outlet and hold said agitator inoperative.

My invention also includes all of the various novel features of construction. and arrangement of the parts as hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the accompaIrving drawings. Figure l is a side elcvational view oi a seed sowing device constructed in accordance with my invention. showing the parts in position to discharge seed from the hopper; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the structure as shown in Fig. 1: Fig. 3 is a plan sectional view of the structure as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1, and; Fig. 4 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional View of said device, showing the parts locked in position to close the discharge outlet of the hopper.

In said figures the frame 1 having the forwardly extending substantially' parallel arms 2, through which the-shaftgfi of the carrier Wheel 4 extends, and having the rearwardly diverging arms 5 extending obli uely upward, towhich the operating ham les 6 are adjastabl engaged. is r0- vided with the rearward ly inclined oblique downwardly extending flange 7 .to which the hopper casting 9 is adjustably secured by the bolt 10.

The hopper casting 9 comprises the 'hop per 11 and the inclined -spout 1 2, the latter 7 being disposed hen'atlrthe discharge'o'atlet 13 in the. inclined bottom walllti of said hopper. and carr \'ing the drill plow 16. which is open at the back and ha. tfhc substantially parallelsides 17 curve l. v eonnected at the front and which embraces said spout. being secured thereto by the bolt 1 and winged nut 20, and as best shown in Fig. I having the slots 21 through which said bolt 19 extends so as to permit its lon- .85 gitudinal adjustment with respect to the ground plane. i i

As best shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the bot tom wall 15 and the perimetral edges of the hopper which embrace the outlet 13 respectivel v form seats which incline rearwardly toward the ground plane. for the agitator blade. 22 and the seed distributing plate 23. which is adiustably carried thereby.

.aid blade 22 and plate 23 are pivot- .95 ally carried by the bottom wall 15 upon the pintle comprising the bolt 25 and bushing 26 having a flange embedded in a suitable recess in said bottom wall as best shonn in Fig. =1. said blade and plate being held undel tension by rounding said bushing in )lace by the nut 29.

'lhe plate 23 is further engaged under tension with the blade 22 by the rivet 30, which carries the tension spring 31 tending to thrust the washer 252 against said plate 23 as clearl shown in Fig. 4. Said plate .23 is" vid with slots 33 and 3-1 through which the bolt 25 and rivet 30 extend so as 00 be ad'ustable longitudinally to vary the. size of t e discharge outlet 13, whose etlertive area is governed by the o ening 35 in the rear end of said plate, whic l is substanti'al-ly V-shaped. as :hown in Figs. 2 and 3.

In order to insure adequate agitation of the seed in the ho iper to effect their proper and uniform disc iarge the rear end of the blade 22 is provided with serrations or teeth 36 and the up r surface of the plate 23 is provided witi' longitudinally extended ooves 39 1s shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The plate 23 is provided with an index to indicate itspro or position to provide the outlet of suitab e size for the discharge of difl'erent sizes, forms and kinds of seed to be sown, and coin rises the names of the different seeds fixerl at suitably disposed distanoes as (phown a3 40 and 41, andl having oorres ra nations arran to regpon mg g and 43 iii the edge the tension spring 27 -ui' and adjnstably held ister with the notches 42 of the blade 22 as shown in 2 and 3.

It may-bo here noted that some seed of.

difierent kind may require substantially the same dischar outlet area and therefore in order to avoid confusion separate indexes are rovided which register with difierent note es in the blade, and although, I have shown two groups of seed names 40 and 41 and two corresponding notches 4-2 and 43 any desired. number may be employed.

As shown in Figs. 1. 2, and 3. the blade 22 is extended forwardly and bent laterally so as to freol pas the tread rim 45 of the wheel 4, and is u'ovided with a curved faced'shoe 44, slidably pressed into operatire engagement with the laterally undulating rim flange 46 as best shown in Fig. 3. by the spring 47 connecting the arm 49 on the blade 22 and the bracket 50 on the hnppcr 11 and tending to draw the former to ard the latter.

The Spout 1'2 is provided with th hollow bracket 52 extended rearwardl iu'l wen-ll the side walls of which is pivoted on the pintal 53, the bell-crank-lrvev :35, carrviug upon its rearwardly extending arm the. coverer blade or tool 56. which is formed preferably ofshect metal. arched with depending sides, which converge slightly toward the rear. and said tool is provided w th a \(Illrol slot 57 extending forwardly from its ear edge and arranged to leave. a trail of loose soil in the. enter of the ridge l'innu-d l1 wmverging depending sides, so that [litshown in Figs. 1,

sprouts iruin the seed may emerge \Vitliulll dillicult v.

The upwardly extended arm of the bellcrank-kw?! carries an L-shaped closure plate 59 arranged to close the discharge outlet 13 when the handles (5 are raised as shown in l ig. l. as when the machine is at rest or being loaded, and said plate 5!) is provided Willi the aperture 30 through which the seed may fall from the hopper to the spout when the handles are lowered and the machine is in its operative position as 2, and 3.

The bracket 52 has the transverse. web ll serving as a stop or rest for the hell-cranklever 55, and is provided .with opposed. lugs (35! extending from the respective side walls and forming a lock for said belLcrank-lever when in the position shown in Fig. l, the distance between said lugs bein normally less than the width of the arm of said bellcrank-lever, but by reason of the yielding tendency of the braket walls said lugs may be forced apart to pass said lever arm.

T hehopper 11 may be provided with any convenient form of seed magazine such for instance 'as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 comprising the cylindrical shell 65, removably engaged with said hopper by the bayonet catch 66, and having the removable cover 67 to facilitate the convenient rLclnu-ging of said magazine.

Althou h, I have elected to show the cow orer of t e particular form described, it.is to be understood that other forms of tools, such for instance, as a rake, a hoe, a plow or what not, may be substituted therefor.

' I do not desire to limit my invention to the precise details of construction and arrangement herein set forth, as it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the essential features of my invention as defined in the up ended claims.

Iaving thus described my invention, 1 claim 1- l. in a seed sowing device, the combination with a hopper having a discharge outlet ui a rearwardly declined agitator movab e laterally across said outlet, a wheel havin an irregular surface coiiperative with said agitator to effect its movement, and a. spring tending to engage said agitator with said surface.

2. In a seed smvingdlovice. the combination with a wheel having a zig-mg surface, of a hopper having a discharge outlet. and a spring-pressed agitator movable laterally across said outlet in inclined relation thereto, and havinp an extension coiiperutively engaged with said surfa e. to ell'c t its mo e meat.

3. in a seed sowing device, the combinm non with a wheel having a rim flange provided nil'n lilli'lill nmlulations nl a lmpper lllD having a diseharg: outlet, a spring-pressed agitator voted to oseillate laterally :n-i'oss said outlet in rea!'\\'a"dl v derlined relation therewith, and having an extension ('(iiiperative with said tlauge to ell'eet its o villation.

-l. In a seed sowing tltYlt't. the combination with a wheel having an undulating rimway, of a hopper having a diseliarge outlet. an agitator pivoted to oseillate aero s said outlet and having s wing-pressed means eooperative with sait run-way to etl'eet its oseillation. and a plate earried by said agitator longitudinally adjustable. to vary the. etl'eetive area of said outlet.

In a seed sowing deviee, the. volnhination with a wheel having an undulating run way, of a hopper having a diseharge outlet, a spring-pressed agitator hlade eoiiperative with said run-way to etl'eet its movement avross said outlet. and a plate provided with an opening having diverging edges, earried by said agitator and ad ustable thereon to vary the etl'eetive area of said outlet.

6. In a seed sowin deviee. the eomhination with a wheel iaving an undulating run-way, of a hopper having a diseharge outlet. a spring-pressed agitator hlade eooperative with said run-wa) to effect. its movement aernss said outlet, and a plate provided with an opening having diverging edges. earried by said agitator and adjustahle thereon to vary the efl'eetive area of said outlet. and means releasable by pressure against the ground to rinse said outlet.

7. la a aeed sowing deviee, the. eonihina- 'tion with a wheel having an undulating runway. of a hopper ha vihg a diseharge outlet. a spring-pressed agitator hlade eoiiperative with said run-way to ell'eet its movement :NI'Ok'm' said outlet. and a plate provided with an opening having diverging edges, carried by said agitator andauljustahle thereon to vary the etTei-tive area. of said outlet, means to elose. said outlet, and a loek to hold said means in (ltblll position.

la a seed sowing deviee, the eomhination with a wheel. having an uudulaterl surfaee. of a hopper having a diseharge outlet. spring-pressed means eoiiperative with said surface to agitate the seed in said hopper, and means longitudinally adinstalile to vary the etl'eetive area of said outlet.

In a eed sowing device, the eomhination with a wheel, having an nudulated surface, of a hopper having a diseharge outlet, spring-pressed means cooperative with said surfaee to agitate the seed in mid hopper, and means adjustable to vary the efl'eetive. area of said outlet. and means I'eleasahle. lay pressure against: the ground to clos said outlet.

ill. in a seed sowing deviee. the emnhina tion with a wheel. having i.n undulated snefaee, of a hopper having a diseharge outlet, means cooperative with said snrfaee yield inglv held in r ntaet therewith to agitate the seed in said hopper. and nn-aas adjustable to \'ar the etl'eetive area of said outlet, and Illt'illh to vlose. said outlet. and means reh-asahhhr pressure on the ground to lock aid elosing means in t'ltirt'tl position.

it. in a H'Wl sowing deviee. the (Ollllilfltltion with a wheel having an nndulated surlaee. of a hopper having a diselial'ge outlet, means cooperative with said surtaee yieldiuglv pressed in ronlart therewith to effect. the llltHllflt'lll of -aid means aeross said outlet and having serrations to etl'ect the agitation of the seed in said hopper, and means to vary the. etl'eetive area of said outlet.

12. In a seed sowing deviee. the. combination with a wheel having an nndulated surfaee, of a seed hopper provided with an inelined bottom having a discharge out-let. provided with a rearwardlv deelinvd seat, a plate hearing on said seat and having opening movable across said outlet, and means eoiiperative with said surfaee and vieldinglv pressed in eontaet therewith to move said plate.

l3. la a seed sowing deviee, the combination with a wheel having an ilndulated surfaee, of a Feed hopper provided with an inelined hottom having a diseharge outlet provided with a rearwardly declined seat, a plate pivoted to said hottom and bearing on said seat, and having an openin movable EHIUSS said outlet. and means yieh ingly held cooperative with said surfaee. to move said plate.

H. in a seed sowing device, the combination with a wheel having an andulate'd surface. of a seed hopper hmv ded'with a. rearoutlet. and a spout disposed beneath said outlet. a plate movahly mounted on said seat and having an opening movable across said outlet. means yieldingly eoiipemtive with said sln't'a e to eti'eetthe movementof said plate. and tension means tending to yieldingly hold said plate in engagement: with said seat.

1:"). in a seed sowing device, the combine. tion with a wheel having an undulated surfaee, of a seed hopper provided with aninelined hottoin having a discharge outlet and a sport dis 'iosed heneath said outlet, a. plate movably mounted on said seal: and having an opening movable across said outlet, an means yieldingly cooperative with said surface to etl'eet the movement of said plate in engagement. with said seat.

16. In a. seed sowing device, the combination with a wheel having an undulated surt'aee. of a seed hopper provided with an in- ('llflt'tl hottom having a dis harge outlet provided with an inelined seat. and a spout, di posed l' r-eath aid outlet, a plate movahiv mounted on --ai l seat. and having an open ng. movable arross aid outlet, means yieldingly cooperative with said suriace to my hand in the presence of two subscribing effect the movement of said plate in engagewitnesses. ment with said seat, a plate pivotallymounted to close said outlet in one position and SAMUEL N 5 having an opening nrl'an%e(l to register with Witnesses:

said outlet when in an a ternative position. PHILIP CLARKSON,

In testimony whereof. T have hereunto set EDWARD A. NASH. 

